Tony suddenly stood in shock, and then he froze; he hoped and prayed that he'd misheard that. His face paled at thought of meeting Marks again. He gripped the edge of the table, as the room felt as if it had started to spin. Gibbs wanted to reach out and grab hold off him. Wrap his arms around Tony and promise him he was safe. He had never been so angry, after everything his lover had been through; they come and ask this off him. He glared at Fornell, what he wanted to do was hit him, and throw him the hell out. The F.B.I agent took a step back automatically. Fornell had never seen Gibbs this angry, and the thing was he could understand it. He wished he was anywhere but here.

'My office now.' Gibbs snarled he turned to storm off when a voice stopped him. Deep down he knew that Tony would want to help. It was the kind of man he was. A good and brave one.

'No.' Tony whispered as much as this was his worst nightmare he couldn't sit by and do nothing.

'Tony?' Gibbs hated this, really, really hated this.

Tony turned to Fornell. 'I'll help.'

Fornell could see how much courage it took Tony to say that. It made him admire the young man even more.

'What the fuck, you can't Tony.' McGee shouted and went red as everyone turned to him, but he stood his ground. He wouldn't back down though; this was not only his team-mate, but his friend. This was a friend who had been through too much already, and didn't deserve to suffer anymore. Life could just sometimes suck.

Gibbs nodded at his young agent. He was proud to see McGee stand up for his friend and team-mate. He then turned to his lover. 'Tony, you…'

'Your office.' Tony gave him a tight smile. He knew what Gibbs was going to say, but he had to explain why he had to do this.

They made their way over to the elevator and as soon as they walked in and the door closed the switch was flicked. The elevator shuddered to a stop. The two men turned to look at each other.

'Tony, you can't do this. You can't even talk to me about your nightmares. I feel so helpless that I can't help you.' He almost yelled with evident frustration. 'I don't want you to be in a situation that puts you in contact with him.' Gibbs tried to explain, to show how hard this was for him to see Tony go through this alone.

Tony knew that he was going to have to say something. He never knew his lover felt like that. He forgot that he wasn't the only one who had to struggle through this. Tony knew he had people that cared for him and that they had to sit there and watch him deal with it himself.

Tony reached over and held Gibbs' face between his hands. 'People are dying because this man wants me. I didn't know about it then, but now I do. I can't let anyone else be murdered, not now that I've been told what is going on. I don't why he's obsessed with me.'

Gibbs pulled Tony into his arms so he could hide the tears. 'You're one of a kind DiNozzo. You are the whole package. You are smart, funny and caring. You need to help people. It's just who you are. Look at the jobs you've had and what you've risked. You also happen to be very sexy, beautiful green eyes, and a smile that stops people in their tracks. You're also the man I'm in love with.' He pulled away to look at Tony. 'I lost Shannon and Kelly and I barely made it through that. I can't go through it again. I can't lose you Tony.'

Tony let the tears fall. He had never believed that Gibbs loved him that much. 'I love you too. I'm going to do my very best to make sure nothing happens. I won't be alone; I'll have the feds along for the ride.' He couldn't help but laugh at the look on Gibbs' face.

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Sacks couldn't believe they were here. He was positive that they would be able to solve it on their own. Fornell had decided they needed help, help from these jokers, and mainly from the biggest joker of them all DiNozzo. What made him so unique that Fornell wanted him to change to the F.B.I? That not only Gibbs wanted him in a sexual way, but this Marks guy did as well? He just couldn't see anything special about him.

Fornell hated that they came here and asked for this. If there were anything else they could try that they hadn't, he would have jumped at it. He knew how Gibbs felt, could see it in his face. Hell, he liked and respected DiNozzo. If he could have lured the younger man to the F.B.I, he would have done it. He turned around and noticed the glares of McGee and Ziva being sent their way. Fornell didn't blame them, he hated doing this. If any other agency had asked this, he would've been backing these guys up.

The elevator doors opened, Tony and Gibbs headed back over to Fornell.

'I'll do it.' Tony gave Fornell a small smile.

Gibbs clenched his hands by his sides. When all he wanted to do was, drag Tony away and hide him from Fornell, Marks, hell the entire world. Gibbs would be happy to leave everything and sail away from all of this. If he felt that it was something Tony needed, he would have had his resignation written out by now. He just wanted the other man to be safe. He knew if he did anything to force Tony not to do this, Gibbs wouldn't be able to work with him. The line had to be drawn here, as much as he hated it.

Tony turned and looked at Gibbs. He could see how hard this was for him, and he loved him even more for it.

'We'll keep you updated Jethro.' Fornell promised his friend. 'I will do everything I can to make sure that he is safe.'

'You'd better.' Gibbs growled and then stormed off.

'He'll be back soon. Can you update me now on what you've done so far?' Tony asked. He hoped that it would show his friends that there wasn't any other choice. He wanted Fornell to also mention how he would be protected.

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Marks couldn't believe that the F.B.I hadn't brought in Tony. He had warned them before he killed his first victim, and then left a message after all the others. He told them that they had to hand over DiNozzo or he would keep killing. It looked as if they weren't going to bring Tony to him, then that left it up to him to do something drastic. He would make sure there was no choice. Tony was going to be his no matter what the cost was. He had practiced a few things over these past few months. These would be things that could help subdue someone. It was helpful to know some of the criminal elements for times like these.

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Gibbs stormed outside and took a deep breath. He hated this with everything he was. What he needed to do was walk of some of this anger, also lots and lots of coffee. That was definitely a plan. He knew of a little coffee place a little further away. That was the place he went to when he needed caffeine and a little piece and quiet. Gibbs would head there now. If his team wanted him, they would call. Tony would understand it wasn't the first time he had to walk off some steam. As soon as he turned the corner, he was grabbed and flung against the wall. He turned to fight, but he was slammed back by three men. Before he could react and fight his way out there was a sting in his neck. Gibbs went to turn, but the world swam around him, and the started to fade away.

Marks stood over the unconscious body of the man who stole his Tony away. Everything would work out perfectly for him now. The men picked up Gibbs' body and threw him in the back. Soon Anthony DiNozzo Jr would be in his bed again, permanently this time.

TBC